Hobson's Choice
Hobson's Choice by Harold Brighouse is available here as the complete text, split into 401 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Hobson's Choice: A Lancashire Comedy in Four Acts by Harold Brighouse. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #6347.
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This edition of Hobson's Choice by Harold Brighouse carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #6347, divided into 5 chapters and 401 reading sections of 5 sentences each. Every sentence of the source is kept, and each chapter records which sentences cover which part of the story. Any word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry, and each section carries a contextual illustration generated from the passage itself.
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The complete text of Hobson's Choice is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #6347 and divided into 401 sections.
This page carries the whole of Hobson's Choice by Harold Brighouse, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #6347, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 2005 sentences across 5 chapters. Each chapter stores a record of which sentences cover which part of the work, so nothing is quietly dropped between the source edition and the page you read.
How is Hobson's Choice divided for reading?
Hobson's Choice is presented in 5 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Hobson's Choice as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 401 sections of 5 sentences each. A section is short enough to hold in mind at once, which suits a reader working in a second language or returning to a long work in short sittings. The 5 chapters follow the divisions of the source edition, and each section carries a contextual illustration drawn from the passage it accompanies rather than a stock image.
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Every sentence of Hobson's Choice can be played aloud, and so can any single word within it. Tapping a word plays it on its own and opens its dictionary entry, with the pronunciation shown in IPA alongside the part of speech and meaning. The reading voice uses United States English. This matters most for a work of this period, where a reader meets vocabulary and turns of phrase that are no longer in daily use and cannot be guessed reliably from spelling alone.
Questions about reading Hobson's Choice
Common questions about reading Hobson's Choice by Harold Brighouse on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Hobson's Choice?
Yes. All 2005 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #6347 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Hobson's Choice is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #6347, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Hobson's Choice take to read?
About 167 minutes of reading across 401 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Hobson's Choice section by section
How to work through Hobson's Choice section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in Hobson's Choice
Words and structures a reader meets early in Hobson's Choice, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Going
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Hobson's Choice; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Ordered
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Hobson's Choice; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Willie
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Hobson's Choice; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Means
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Hobson's Choice; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.